• Pros and cons of using seabirds as ecological indicators 

      Durant, Joël M.; Hjermann, Dag Ø.; Frederiksen, Morten; Charrassin, Jean-Benoit; Le Maho, Yvon; Sabarros, Philippe Sunil; Crawford, Robert J.M.; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-07-14)
      Climate change and overfishing are increasingly causing unanticipated changes in marine ecosystems (e.g. shifts in species dominance). In order to understand and anticipate these changes, there is a crucial need for ...
    • Quantifying the Ocean, Freshwater and Human Effects on Year-to-Year Variability of One-Sea-Winter Atlantic Salmon Angled in Multiple Norwegian Rivers 

      Villar, Jaime Otero; Jensen, Arne Johan; L'abee-Lund, Jan Henning; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Storvik, Geir Olve; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Many Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, populations are decreasing throughout the species' distributional range probably due to several factors acting in concert. A number of studies have documented the influence of freshwater ...
    • Quantifying the Ocean, Freshwater and Human Effects on Year-to-Year Variability of One-Sea-Winter Atlantic Salmon Angled in Multiple Norwegian Rivers 

      Otero, Jaime; Jensen, Arne J.; L’Abée-Lund, Jan Henning; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Storvik, Geir; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-08-29)
      Many Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, populations are decreasing throughout the species' distributional range probably due to several factors acting in concert. A number of studies have documented the influence of freshwater ...
    • Reversing the Match-mismatch relationship: the prey point of view 

      Durant, Joël M.; Hjermann, Dag Ø.; Stenseth, Nils Christian (ICES CM documents;2009/ P:08, Working paper, 2009)
      Climate influences populations through a variety of processes. One mechanism that may be particularly important is the role of climate in disrupting un-equally the phenology of the predator and prey in a food chain. The ...
    • Seasonal plankton dynamics along a cross-shelf gradient 

      Stenseth, Nils Christian; Llope, Marcos; Anadón, Ricardo; Ciannelli, Lorenzo; Chan, Kung-Sik; Hjermann, Dag Ø.; Bagøien, Espen; Ottersen, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-08-08)
      Much interest has recently been devoted to reconstructing the dynamic structure of ecological systems on the basis of time-series data. Using 10 years of monthly data on phyto- and zooplankton abundance from the Bay of ...
    • Small-scale genetic structure in a marine population in relation to water circulation and egg characteristics 

      Ciannelli, Lorenzo; Knutsen, Halvor; Olsen, Esben Moland; Espeland, Sigurd Heiberg; Asplin, Lars; Jelmert, Anders; Knutsen, Jan Atle; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)
      Until the last decade it was assumed that most marine species have pronounced gene flow over vast areas, largely because of their potential for dispersal during early life stages. However, recent genetic, modeling, and ...
    • Spatial patterns of age-0 cod survival in the Barents Sea 

      Ciannelli, Lorenzo; Dingsør, Gjert Endre; Bogstad, Bjarte; Ottersen, Geir; Chan, Kung-Sik; Gjøsæter, Harald; Stenseth, Nils Christian (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2005)
      Apart from human harvest, recruitment dynamics is conceivably recognized as the main source of population variability of marine fish stocks. Factors affecting recruitment dynamics can change over both temporal and spatial ...
    • Spatial patterns of the temporal dynamics of three gadoid species along the Norwegian Skagerrak coast 

      Fromentin, Jean-Marc; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Gjøsæter, Jakob; Bjørnstad, Ottar N.; Falck, Wilhelm; Johannessen, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1997-08-28)
      Time series from an extensive research survey of juveniles of cod Gadus morhua, pollack Pollachius pollachius and whiting Merlangius merlangus sampled from 1919 to 1994 at 38 stations along the Norwegian Skagerrak coast ...
    • Spatial scale of genetic structuring in coastal cod Gadus morhua and geographic extent of local populations 

      Jorde, Per Erik; Knutsen, Halvor; Espeland, Sigurd Heiberg; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-08-07)
      We estimated the spatial scale of genetically distinguishable populations of coastal Atlantic cod Gadus morhua using microsatellite DNA markers. Significant overall heterogeneity in allele frequencies was found among 5 cod ...
    • Spatial variability of the plankton trophic interaction in the North Sea: a new feature after the early 1970s 

      Llope, Marcos; Licandro, Priscilla; Chan, Kung-Sik; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-08-24)
      Traditionally, marine ecosystem structure was thought to be bottom-up controlled. In recent years, a number of studies have highlighted the importance of top-down regulation. Evidence is accumulating that the type of trophic ...
    • Spatio-temporal patterns in diversity of a fish assemblage along the Norwegian Skagerrak coast 

      Lekve, Kyrre; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Gjøsæter, Jakob; Fromentin, Jean-Marc; Gray, John S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1999-03-17)
      Time series from 1953 to 1997 of 34 fish species sampled by beach seine at 69 stations along the Norwegian Skagerrak coast were analysed to describe spatial patterns of temporal variation in species richness and diversity. ...
    • Spatiotemporal variation in climatic conditions across ecosystems 

      Herfindal, Ivar; Aanes, Sondre; Benestad, Rasmus; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Salthaug, Are; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Sæther, Bernt-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Environmental variation in time and space affects biological processes such as extinction risk and speed of adaptation to environmental change. The spatial structure of environmental variation may vary among ecosystems, ...
    • Spatiotemporal variation in climatic conditions across ecosystems 

      Herfindal, Ivar; Aanes, Sondre; Benestad, Rasmus; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Salthaug, Are; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Sæther, Bernt-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Environmental variation in time and space affects biological processes such as extinction risk and speed of adaptation to environmental change. The spatial structure of environmental variation may vary among ecosystems, ...
    • Spawning stock and recruitment in North Sea cod shaped by food and climate 

      Olsen, Esben Moland; Ottersen, Geir; Llope, Marcos; Chan, Kung-Sik; Beaugrand, Grégory; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-01)
      In order to provide better fisheries management and conservation decisions, there is a need to discern the underlying relationship between the spawning stock and recruitment of marine fishes, a relationship which is ...
    • Spawning stock and recruitment in North Sea cod shaped by food and climate 

      Olsen, Esben Moland; Ottersen, Geir; Llope, Marcos; Chan, Kung-Sik; Beaugrand, Grégory; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-01)
      In order to provide better fisheries management and conservation decisions, there is a need to discern the underlying relationship between the spawning stock and recruitment of marine fishes, a relationship which is ...
    • Stabilizing selection on Atlantic cod supergenes through a millennium of extensive exploitation 

      Sodeland, Marte; Jentoft, Sissel; Jorde, Per Erik; Mattingsdal, Morten; Albretsen, Jon; Kleiven, Alf Ring; Synnes, Ann-Elin; Espeland, Sigurd Heiberg; Olsen, Esben Moland; André, Carl; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Knutsen, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Life on Earth has been characterized by recurring cycles of ecological stasis and disruption, relating biological eras to geological and climatic transitions through the history of our planet. Due to the increasing degree ...
    • Stabilizing selection on Atlantic cod supergenes through a millennium of extensive exploitation 

      Sodeland, Marte; Jentoft, Sissel; Jorde, Per Erik; Mattingsdal, Morten; Albretsen, Jon; Kleiven, Alf Ring; Synnes, Ann-Elin; Espeland, Sigurd Heiberg; Olsen, Esben Moland; André, Carl; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Knutsen, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Life on Earth has been characterized by recurring cycles of ecological stasis and disruption, relating biological eras to geological and climatic transitions through the history of our planet. Due to the increasing degree ...
    • Synergistic effects of fishing-induced demographic changes and climate variation on fish population dynamics 

      Hidalgo, Manuel; Rouyer, Tristan; Molinero, Juan Carlos; Massutí, Enric; Moranta, Joan; Guijarro, Beatriz; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03-28)
      The synergistic effects of fishing, climate and internal dynamics on population fluctuations are poorly understood due to the complexity of these interactions. In this paper, we combine time series analysis and simulations ...
    • The effects of oil spills on marine fish: Implications of spatial variation in natural mortality 

      Langangen, Øystein; Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar; Stige, Leif Christian; Ohlberger, Jan Philipp; Yaragina, Natalia A.; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Bogstad, Bjarte; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Hjermann, Dag Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
    • The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system 

      Star, Bastiaan; Nederbragt, Alexander J.; Jentoft, Sissel; Grimholt, Unni; Malmstrøm, Martin; Gregers, Tone F.; Rounge, Trine B.; Paulsen, Jonas; Solbakken, Monica H.; Sharma, Animesh; Wetten, Ola F.; Lanzén, Anders; Winer, Roger; Knight, James; Vogel, Jan-Hinnerk; Aken, Bronwen; Andersen, Øivind; Lagesen, Karin; Tooming-Klunderud, Ave; Edvardsen, Rolf B.; Tina, Kirubakaran G.; Espelund, Mari; Nepal, Chirag; Previti, Christopher; Karlsen, Bård Ove; Moum, Truls; Skage, Morten; Berg, Paul R.; Gjøen, Tor; Kuhl, Heiner; Thorsen, Jim; Malde, Ketil; Reinhardt, Richard; Du, Lei; Johansen, Steinar D.; Searle, Steve; Lien, Sigbjørn; Nilsen, Frank; Jonassen, Inge; Omholt, Stig W.; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Jakobsen, Kjetill S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-08-10)
      Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a large, cold-adapted teleost that sustains long-standing commercial fisheries and incipient aquaculture. Here we present the genome sequence of Atlantic cod, showing evidence for complex ...